Elliot Aronson
American psychologist · United States · On the map · Academics · Born 1932 · age 94
Elliot Aronson is an American psychologist who has carried out experiments on the theory of cognitive dissonance, and invented the Jigsaw Classroom, a cooperative teaching technique that facilitates learning while reducing interethnic hostility and prejudice.
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In his 1972 social psychology textbook, The Social Animal, he stated Aronson's First Law: "People who do crazy things are not necessarily crazy", thus asserting the importance of situational factors in bizarre behavior.
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Carol S. DweckBoth received Donald T. Campbell AwardRobert ZajoncBoth received AAAS Prize for Behavioral Science Research
Daniel GilbertBoth received Donald T. Campbell AwardRobert RosenthalBoth received AAAS Prize for Behavioral Science Research
Robert CialdiniBoth received Donald T. Campbell AwardStanley SchachterBoth received AAAS Prize for Behavioral Science Research